Plan my Meals for the week!

I am sooooooo lacking in inspiration this week folks! Help me out here! Give me some suggestions for what to make this week. You don't have to submit a recipe, just an idea, and I will find a recipe!

Sunday


Monday


Tuesday-Needs to be a quick meal


Wednesday


Thursday-Needs to be a quick meal


Friday


Saturday


We are trying to maintain a little healthier eating plan, so I would love some healthful suggestions, but other than that I am open to whatever!!
Thanks Friends!

Menu plan for the week

Hey Ya'll! I feel like I am starting to get into a good groove with this meal planning thing. I am working on developing a list of our favorite recipes that I can just pull from to save a little time. I admit it has been rather time consuming pouring over all these recipe books, but I feel like it is finally coming together. My new goal is to draw on our "regular" recipes, and add a new one in once a week for variety. If anyone wants a recipe, please let me know!
Saturday
Homemade Veggie burgers

Sunday
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with homemade coleslaw

Monday
Grilled Salmon and vegies

Tuesday
Spinach Lasagna

Wednesday
Slow cooker whole chicken (Thanks Sarah!)

Thursday
Grilled Steak, Fingerling Potatoes and roasted vegies

Friday
Whole wheat spaghetti with home made turkey meatballs

Blessings!

Orange Chicken Recipe

Sauce:
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Chicken:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Stir in the orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.
Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag. Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.
Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Homeschooling

It's true. We have actually talked about homeschooling around here. I have prayed and God is so funny...how many people do you think I have met recently that either home school, or are in the same investigation process that I am in right now. One poor unsuspecting mama that I talked to on the phone related to church items, mentioned she was in the middle of homeschooling her kids and I laughed out loud at her. She probably thought I was nuts.
But SERIOUSLY. Ever since I started to pray about what the Lord would have me do about schooling for Emily, it seems like it's one person after another talking to me about homeschooling. And you're probably thinking to yourself, that's a pretty clear sign from the Lord about what your supposed to do, don't ya think??!!! Except I still don't have that feeling of peace.
Which leaves me in the process of waiting on the Lord...which I confess I am not good at. I am impatient, and I want an answer NOW! I want him to hurry up, so I can get on with it, because I am a planner, and I have things to PLAN! There are lists to make Lord! Decisions to be made RIGHT NOW!
Oh Heavenly Father, how do you ever put up with me?!
I seriously am one big pain in the rear.
God has been so good to me, teaching me and gently leading me in his direction. I SO want his will for our lives. I have walked the path of my own will, asking the Lord to bail me out when I make a mess of things, and have learned that it is FAR better to walk in his will, rather than my own.
So, I am waiting. Which is actually kinda fun. I know he has the perfect plan, and things are so sweet when he works it out for our benefit.
A wise girlfriend told me to BREATHE!
I think I will do that :+)

Meal Planning Week 3

So this week was thrown off a little by my being gone for the weekend. But now I am getting back on track, and thought I would post my menu for this week. I must admit that I am running out of ideas for meals, so if anyone has any good ideas, please let me know!

Monday
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Tuesday
Soft Tacos with ground turkey

Wednesday
Glazed Salmon with Sesame Green Beans

Thursday
Vegetable Lasagna with Green Salad
( I ended up making baked ziti last week instead of the lasagna)

Friday
Orange Chicken with/Brown Rice


If anyone wants a recipe, please let me know!